[dpdk-dev] [PATCHv5 1/2] testpmd: add ability to split outgoing packets

[De Lara Guarch, Pablo]

Hi Konstantin,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Konstantin
> Ananyev
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 9:20 AM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCHv5 1/2] testpmd: add ability to split outgoing
> packets
> 
> For CSUM forwarding mode add ability to copy & split outgoing packet
> into the new mbuf that consists of multiple segments.
> For TXONLY and CSUM forwarding modes add ability to make number of
> segments in the outgoing packet to vary on a per packet basis.
> Number of segments and size of each segment is controlled by
> 'set txpkts' command.
> Split policy is controlled by 'set txsplit' command.
> Possible values are: on | off | rand.
> Tha allows to increase test coverage for TX PMD codepaths.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev at intel.com>
> ---
>  app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                      |  57 +++++++++-
>  app/test-pmd/config.c                       |  61 +++++++++++
>  app/test-pmd/csumonly.c                     | 163
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  app/test-pmd/testpmd.c                      |   3 +
>  app/test-pmd/testpmd.h                      |  10 ++
>  app/test-pmd/txonly.c                       |  13 ++-
>  doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst |  11 +-
>  7 files changed, 309 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 

[...]

> diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> index 4fb1e0b..4608b3f 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
> @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ show config
>  Displays the configuration of the application.
>  The configuration comes from the command-line, the runtime or the
> application defaults::
> 
> -   testpmd> show config (rxtx|cores|fwd)
> +   testpmd> show config (rxtx|cores|fwd|txpkts)
> 
>  The available information categories are:
> 
> @@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ The available information categories are:
> 
>  * ``fwd``: Packet forwarding configuration.
> 
> +* ``txpkts``: Packets to TX configuration.
> +
>  For example:
> 
>  .. code-block:: console
> @@ -396,6 +398,13 @@ Set the length of each segment of the TX-ONLY
> packets::
> 
>  Where x[,y]* represents a CSV list of values, without white space.
> 
> +set txsplit
> +~~~~~~~~~~~
> +
> +Set the length of each segment of the TX packets, applicable for TX-ONLY
> and CSUM forwarding modes::
> +
> +   testpmd> set txsplit (off|on|rand)
> +
>  set corelist
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> --
> 1.8.5.3

Description of "set txsplit" does not look correct. Could you fix it?
It would be nice to describe the three different options (off, on, rand) as well.

Thanks,
Pablo